LAW
Bachelor	TR-NQF-HE: Level 6	QF-EHEA: First Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code	Course Name	Semester	Theoretical	Practical	Credit	ECTS
LAW4111	Social Security Law	Fall	1	2	2	3

Basic information

Language of instruction:	Turkish
Type of course:	Must Course
Course Level:	Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
Course Coordinator :	Assoc. Prof. FATMA BURCU SAVAŞ
Course Lecturer(s):	Prof. Dr. AZİZ CAN TUNCAY Assoc. Prof. FATMA BURCU SAVAŞ
Recommended Optional Program Components:	None
Course Objectives:	The main objectives of the course is to examine the importance and history of the social security right which is a prerequisite of a welfare state and to analyze the regulations of social security right in Turkish Law especially the Social Security and General Health Insurance Act Nr. 5510.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
I. Identifies the social security concept as a product of the search for an assurance against the life threatening risks.
II. Identifies fundamental issues of the social security law, discusses the current trends and aspects of social security.
III. Identifies the fundamental concepts and institutions in Turkish social security law regulations.
IV. Classifies the system as contributory and non-contributory.
V. Identifies the rights of insurance holders and obligations of the employers.
VI. Analyzes general health insurance system and its justifications.
VII. Examines and identifies short-term social insurance branches.
VIII. Examines and identifies long-term social insurance branches.
IX. Examines allowances, incomes and premiums for social insurance.
X. Analyzes individual account pension system.

Course Content

1. Week : Social Security Right, History and Fundamental Principles of Social Security Right, International Scope, Justifications and Basic Features of The New System
2. Week : Methods for Financing of Costs, Contributory-Non-Contributory Systems, Obligations of the Employer
3. Week : Scope of Social Insurance: Individuals deemed to be insurance holders, Individuals not deemed to be insurance holders and Insurance holders to whom certain insurance branches to be applied
4. Week : Optional Insurance System and Scope of the Workplace for Social Insurance
5. Week : Premiums for Social Insurance and Analyzing a Sample Case
6. Week : Distinction Between Industrial Accident and Occupational Disease, Responsibility of Employer and Third Parties
7. Week : The Conditions to Benefit From Industrial Accident or Occupational Disease Insurance
Benefits Provided by Industrial Accident or Occupational Disease Insurance (Short-Term Insurances)
8. Week : The Conditions to Benefit From Sickness and Maternity Insurance
Benefits Provided by Sickness and Maternity Insurance (Short-Term Insurances)
9. Week : Midterm Exam
10. Hafta : The Conditions to Benefit From Invalidity and Old Age Insurance
Benefits Provided by Invalidity and Old Age Insurance (Long-Term Insurances)
11. Week : The Conditions to Benefit From Survivors Insurance
Benefits Provided by Invalidity and Old Age Insurance (Long-Term Insurances)
12. Week : Scope of General Health Insurance and Benefits Provided by General Health Insurance
13. Week : Analyzing a Sample Case,
The Conditions to Benefit From Unemployment Insurance
Benefits Provided by Unemployment Insurance
14. Week : Combining of Insurance Statues and Combining of Pensions and Incomes
15. Week : Individual Pension Fund System

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Social Security Right, History and Fundamental Principles of Social Security Right, International Scope, Justifications and Basic Features of The New System
2)	Methods for Financing of Costs, Contributory-Non-Contributory Systems, Obligations of the Employer
3)	Scope of Social Insurance: Individuals deemed to be insurance holders, Individuals not deemed to be insurance holders and Insurance holders to whom certain insurance branches to be applied
4)	Optional Insurance System and Scope of the Workplace for Social Insurance
5)	Premiums for Social Insurance and Analyzing a Sample Case
6)	Distinction Between Industrial Accident and Occupational Disease, Responsibility of Employer and Third Parties
7)	The Conditions to Benefit From Industrial Accident or Occupational Disease Insurance Benefits Provided by Industrial Accident or Occupational Disease Insurance (Short-Term Insurances)
8)	The Conditions to Benefit From Sickness and Maternity Insurance Benefits Provided by Sickness and Maternity Insurance (Short-Term Insurances)
9)	The Conditions to Benefit From Invalidity and Old Age Insurance Benefits Provided by Invalidity and Old Age Insurance (Long-Term Insurances)
10)	The Conditions to Benefit From Survivors Insurance Benefits Provided by Invalidity and Old Age Insurance (Long-Term Insurances)
11)	Scope of General Health Insurance and Benefits Provided by General Health Insurance
12)	Analyzing a Sample Case, The Conditions to Benefit From Unemployment Insurance Benefits Provided by Unemployment Insurance
13)	Combining of Insurance Statues and Combining of Pensions and Incomes
14)	Individual Pension Fund System

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:	Aziz Can Tuncay / Ömer Ekmekçi / Ender Gülver, Sosyal Güvenlik Hukuku Dersleri, Beta Yayıncılık; Ali Güzel/ Ali Rıza Okur/Nurşen Caniklioğlu, Sosyal Güvenlik Hukuku, Beta Yayıncılık; Ali Nazım Sözer, Türk Sosyal Sigortalar Hukuku, Beta Yayıncılık.
References:	Yargı kararları ve Şerhler

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Midterms	1	% 40
Final	1	% 60
Total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 40
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 60
Total		% 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities	Number of Activities	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Course Hours	16	3	48
Application	2	1	2
Study Hours Out of Class	15	2	30
Midterms	1	3	3
Final	1	3	3
Total Workload			86

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Low	3 Average	4 High	5 Highest

	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
1)	List the relations between concepts and institutions related to various legal disciplines and this concepts and institutions.	4
2)	Have the knowledge of legal methodology and methods of comment.	4
3)	Comment the modern legal gains with the historical knowledge.	4
4)	Have the knowledge of philosophical currents of thought which are the bases of legal rules.	4
5)	Have the knowledge of legal regulations, judicial decisions and the scientific evaluations related to them.	5
6)	Resolve the juridical disagreements in light of legal acts, juridical decisions and doctrine.	5
7)	Use at least one foreign language as scientific language.	4
8)	Have the knowledge of the political and juridical foundation of the state.	4
9)	Have the knowledge of the historical development of the rights of individuals and societies and of the basic documents which are accepted throughout this development.	4
10)	Have the ability to resolve the disagreements which can violate the social order in national or international level.	4
11)	Have the ability to prevent the juridical disagreements between individuals.	5
12)	Have the knowledge of international and comparative law systems.	4
13)	Have the knowledge of the construction and the conduct of the national and international commercial relations.	4
14)	Use Turkish in an efficient way both verbal and written.	5
15)	Have the professional and ethical responsibility.	4
16)	Have the knowledge on the European Union’s legislation and institutions.	4
17)	Have the knowledge on juridical regulations and applications related to economical and financial mechanisms.	4
18)	Have the knowledge of the operation of the national and the international judicial bodies.	4